Elisa Deibelman wanted to be just an ordinary girl. Unfortunately, she was the daughter of a wizard. It was hard enough being accepted in school as a teen, without magic! Elisa was already frustrated, when something wicked occurred and she discovered she was the target of a sorcerer, and not a good one either! Could her sister Missy and a sorcerer girl named Tara save her butt from an evil fate?

In 1876 Philadelphia, people play their parts, hiding behind the illusion of their lives, and never revealing their secrets. When he reunites with his childhood friend Eleanor Banneker, he is delighted. His delight turns to dismay when he discovers she has been under a spell for the past 7 years, being forced to live as a servant in her own home, and he realizes how sinister some secrets can be.

Tired of the constant admiration that her fairy blessing brings, Princess Salara runs away and discovers that peasant life is not at all what she expected. Guards are sent to bring her back to the palace, but a bandit called the Shadow and a pirate called the Dragon have other ideas. When a mysterious curse threatens Salaria, she is the only one who can save her kingdom.

I meet a dream boy on holiday, accept his invite to his dream mountaintop castle; but when I get here, it’s a nightmare of invisible staff (apart from old, sour-faced Lisa) and gardens of either freezing white snow or sheer darkness.
Oh, and magpies who appear out of nowhere.
Now I’ve found a book for ‘young wytches’; but will it help me survive the castle, or is it just another trap?